The Beast That Crouches at The Door omer The Torah and customs

The Torah and customs

Rav Moshe Shapiro

When is the only time a klaf is rolled backward in the middle of the haftorah

A concise and easily readable Chovos HaLevavos

The Beast That Crouches at The Door omer The Torah and customsWhat are we to learn from the narratives in the Torah? A walking, talking snake. A tree that bears mysterious knowledge of Good and Evil. A mark upon Cain for all to see. The early narratives in the Book of Genesis are familiar to us from childhood, yet the meaning of these stories often seem maddeningly elusive. For example: By forbidding Adam and Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge, did God really not want mankind to be able to distinguish right